Safety razor



. Dec. 5, 1933 M. APOSTOLL 1,938,477

SAFETY RAZOR Filed Oct. 25, 1932 Inventor MkaedvosiaZ llorney PatentedDec. 5', 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 1 Claim.

features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of theseveral parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail refer-- ence will be had to theaccompanying drawing.

wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout,the several views, and in view:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the razor.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view of the blade.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the top member.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the lower member.

Fig. 7 is a bottom view of said lower member.

In the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the handle which is formed witha threaded socket 2 at one end thereof for receiving the threadedprojection 3 of the top member 4. The lower member is shown at 5 and theblade at 6, the blade having a. hole 7 therein and the member 5 having ahole 8 therein through which the pro- -jection 3 passes. The member 4 isformed with the elongated lugs 9 on its bottom face, which arepreferably arranged around the projection 3 as shown infFig. 5 and withthe pins 10 adjacent certain-par-ts of its edge portion and, the lugs 9pass through slotsll formed in the blade 6 and engage recesses ofelongated shape, shown at 12, in thelower member 5 in the top face ofsaid lower'member. Said member 5 also is formed with the holes 13 forreceiving the pins 10 and the blade is formed with the notchesl throughwhich the pins 10 pass. The blade and the members 4 and 5 are ofsubstantially triangular shape as shown with the recesses orindentations 15 at-the corners which separate'the straight edges oftheparts as shown. These recesses or notches 15 in the blade permit thecutting edges of the bladeto slightly bend as it is clamped between theupper and lower-members, as shown-in Figure 3, and the notches in .theupper and lower'members facilitate shaping of the straight edges of themembers in the manufacture of the device. These recesses or notches 15in the blade and the upper and lower members eliminate sharp corners inthe razor and permit shaving close to the ears and underside of thenose, without danger of cutting or scratching the face or said ears andnose, as would be liable to happen if the corners were present;

The bottom member 5 is formed with the teeth 16 on its straight edgesfor forming the guards and the top member 4 is of less area than theblade and the member 5 and has its upper face rounded as shown. Ofcourse the blade is provided with the three cutting edges 17 and whenthe parts are placed together as shown in Fig. 3-, they assume therelationship shown in said figure, with the lugs 9 passing through theslots 11 in the blade into the recesses 12 in the lower member and withthe pins 10 passing through the notches 14 in the blade into the holes13 in the lower member. Thus the parts are, firmly connected together,and there is no danger of them shifting, even though the handle is notthreaded tight on the projection 3 with its end bearing against theunder face of the member 5.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes maybe made in the construction andinthe combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described ,my invention, what I claim as new is:-- s

A safety razor of the class described comprising upper and lower membersand a blade, all of triangular shape and each having a deep notch ineach corner thereof to eliminate sharp corners, the blade and lowermembe'reach having a centrally. arranged hole therein, a threaded studdepending from the centralparti'of the inner face of the upper member, ahandle having a threaded socketfor receiving the stud after the samehaspassed through the holes in the blade and lower member, said bladehaving elongated openings therein arranged around'the hole andadjacentsaid hole, and a pair of shallow notches in-eachcorner thereof,one arranged on each side of a deep notch, the lower member havingelon-. gated recesses in its inner face registering'with the elongatedopenings in the blade when the '10:;

member, said'projections being of. wedge shape other on the oppositeside thereof, said pins passing through the shallow notches in the bladeinto the small holes in the lower member, said lower member having guardteeth on each oi its three sides and the upper member being of less areathan the blade.

MICHAEL APOSTOLL.

